The Physical, Molecular, and Cellular Basis of Neuromuscular Nociplastic Pain
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 6336
Special Issue Editor
Interests: acute and chronic neuromuscular pain; myofascial pain; fibromyalgia; pain co-morbidities; the role of the sympathetic nervous system in pain; the role of ion channelopathies in pain; nociceptive and nociplastic pain syndromes
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Dear Colleagues,
The field of pain research has expanded rapidly in the past decade or two, with the number of published studies growing exponentially. Published studies have moved from clinical descriptions of pain disorders to studies of pain mechanisms (including the role tissues and organs play, such as the fascia and spinal cord), of cellular mechanisms (such as the role of glia cells in pain), of molecular contributions to pain (such as the role of ion channels), of cytokines and neurotransmitters, of the role of such central mechanisms (such as central sensitization), and of the role that genetics plays in vulnerability to, and the genesis of, pain disorders. Moreover, there is now great interest in translational research that bridges the gap between new knowledge about cellular and molecular mechanisms of pain and the clinical relevance and usefulness of such research. This Special Issue aims to bring together basic research and the clinical worlds of pain and to point out new directions that research in the field of pain may take. This issue will encompass contributions to acute and chronic pain from the molecular and genetic level to the incorporation of these factors into the development of therapeutic measures.
Dr. Robert D. Gerwin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- myofascial pain
- trigger points
- fibromyalgia
- fascia
- glia
- neurotransmitters
- cytokines
- sympathetic nervous system
- central sensitization
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